Chevron nail

Chevron nail, also known as a herringbone nail, is a rare transient fingernail ridge pattern seen in children, a ridge arising from the proximal nailfold and converging in a V-shaped pattern towards the midpoint distally.^[1]: 786 The nail growth pattern has no known association with medical problems and tends to resolve by early adulthood.^[2]

Chevron nail
Other names	Herringbone nail
Specialty	Dermatology

See also

• Nail anatomy
• List of cutaneous conditions

References

1. James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
2. Monteagudo, Benigno; Suárez-Amor, Óscar (February 2010). "Chevron Nail". Indian Pediatrics Journal. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

Further reading

• Parry, Eileen J. (1999). "Chevron nail/herringbone nail". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 40 (3). Elsevier BV: 497–498. doi:10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70511-6. ISSN 0190-9622. PMID 10071331.
• John, Jonathan Mathew; Mathew, Deepa Elizabeth; John, Cheri Mathews (2024-04-16). "Chevron nail: an under-recognised normal variant of nail development". Archives of Disease in Childhood. BMJ: archdischild–2024–326975. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2024-326975. ISSN 0003-9888. PMID 38627027.

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